We're all familiar with the famous clobber verse used against homosexual relations.
You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination. - Leviticus 18:22 NRSVue
Or its counterpart a few chapters later.
If a man goes to bed with[a] a male as one goes to bed with a woman,[b]
the two of them have committed an abomination. They must be put to death;
their blood guilt is on themselves. - Leviticus 20:13 NET
Here's the question:
Is it fair to cherry-pick this verse out of context
to use as a weapon against others if we aren't willing to
abide by the the commands and recognize
the inferences in the rest of the chapter?
For starters, Lev. 20:13 says that they should be put to death. ???
The same for a whole host of banned sexual relations listed in these two chapters. ???
Other consequences listed are being "cut off from their people", or even burned with fire.
Two verses earlier we find this exception to polygamy. Do we therefore approve of polygamy in general?
“‘Do not take your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is living. - Leviticus 18:18 NIV
What are your thoughts? (I expect some backlash)
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You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination. - Leviticus 18:22 NRSVue
Or its counterpart a few chapters later.
If a man goes to bed with[a] a male as one goes to bed with a woman,[b]
the two of them have committed an abomination. They must be put to death;
their blood guilt is on themselves. - Leviticus 20:13 NET
Here's the question:
Is it fair to cherry-pick this verse out of context
to use as a weapon against others if we aren't willing to
abide by the the commands and recognize
the inferences in the rest of the chapter?
For starters, Lev. 20:13 says that they should be put to death. ???
The same for a whole host of banned sexual relations listed in these two chapters. ???
Other consequences listed are being "cut off from their people", or even burned with fire.
Two verses earlier we find this exception to polygamy. Do we therefore approve of polygamy in general?
“‘Do not take your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is living. - Leviticus 18:18 NIV
What are your thoughts? (I expect some backlash)
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